SOCIAL ACTORS’ REPRESENTATIONAL ROLE IN POLITICAL HARD NEWS REPORTING: AN APPROACH THROUGH ATTITUDE ANALYSIS

• Main Authors: Saira Kazmi, Saira Kazmi, Siti Noor Fazelah Binti Mohd Noor, Siti Noor Fazelah Binti Mohd Noor, Sazuliana Sanif, Sazuliana Sanif
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: ECB 2023
• Subjects: T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10472/1/J15991_89eb05dbc8369199adea97ef10d00125.pdf; http://eprints.uthm.edu.my/10472/; https://doi.org/10.31838/ecb/2023.12.s3.036

The article aimed to explore the meaning lying behind the text by employing Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) of Norman Fairclough (1995). CDA analysis shows that alternative online Malaysian newspaper was more liberal and gave fair coverage to the ruling as well as opposition political party as com...